The Portland daily press., 1887-01-29
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

February Sd is the date for the Cumberland
Bar dinner at the Preble House.
W. E. Chandler has the Folio for February.
IL contains fine Autograph of Mrs, Jessie
Bartlett Davis.
MIR. John T. Hull will deliver History
OF Munjoy' to the residents of that part of
the city shortly.
The Argonauts' grand assembly viii come
off at Mechanics Hall. February Sd, with
music by Chandler.
Rev. Mr.. LeLacheur will lecture in New
Gloucester ON "Courtship and Marriage"
Tuesday evening next.
Messrs. w. u. Stevens & Co. have no in
terest in the Maine Year Book. Mr. j. b.
Gregory is the publisher.
The Boston & Maine railroad is having
five locomotives built at the Mason machine
works, Tauton, Mass.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
great ice storm and the fires in Foss g. Deer
ing's and Deane Brothers store.
Last evening A. +. Moulton, Esq, favored
the Law Students Club with very lucid
and interesting lecture on Negligence"
The city of Saco has just sold to Messrs
Woodbury. & Moulton. bankers, of this city,
$4,000 of funding per cent bonds due in
1917.
A petition has been received by Mrs. A.
NJ. Sawyer, the State organizer, forthe form
alton of Ladies' Relief Corps at Richmond.
1t has 2S signatures.
One of the Portland men employed in the
repairs upon the railroad bridge at Saco had
a foot badly jammed Friday, while at work
in front of one of the small cars
Ancient Brothers Lodge, /. o. o. F., of
this city have received and accepted an in
vitation to visit Androscoggin Lodge No. p.
of Auburn on the evening of Monday, Feb.
It'll.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. A, will be held at
their rooms, on Monday, Jan. 3lst, at 3 p.
m, at which members of the Auxiliary are
invited to be present.
The committee of the legislature to ex-
anime Stroudwater and Pride's bridges, viii
arrive from Augusta at 9 a. m. to-day. They
will be Quartered at the Falmouth and taken
in carriages to view the bridges.
Vessels running between Portland and
Harpswell are obliged to go by the way of
Diamond Islaud roads, the direct route be-
tween the Diamond Islands and the main
land being blocked with drift ice.
All who are interested in the French Ian
guage as well as in the McAll Mission in
Paris, France, should be at st. Stephens
church to hear Rev. Mr.. Bracq's interesting
address tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The week commencing January 3lst reli-
gious meetings will be held daily at the Uni
yersalist church, Stevens Plains, addressed
by Reys Mr.. Perham, Boston, Crosley and
Blanchard, Portland, Hayden of Auburn.
and Hamilton of Oakland.
The friends Of Mr.. j. C. Clay. gave him a
surprise party at the house of Mrs. John
Brooks and North street, Thursday. the oc-
casion being his twenty-first birth birthday.
Alter conversation handsome gold watch
was presented to Mr. Clay and an excellent
supper was then enjoyed
Messrs. Maxwell and Boothby of the Board
OF County Commissioners for Androscoggin
County were in town yesterday and Visited
the jail, and Jail workshop. They propose
the mandatory of Jail clothing in the
Androscoggin Jail workshop.
The steamer Sarnia of the Dominion line
arrived at this port from Liverpool via Hall
lax yesterday noon. She had cargo of
l766 tons and bought nineteen passengers.
The vessel encountered rough weather be-
fore reaching Halifax and was obliged to
remain outside sometime before entering
that port
The State Fair trustees at their meeting
In this city yesterday forenoon received the
funds Of the association from the retiring
treasurer, Col II. S. Osgood. and turned
them over to Mr.. b. F. Briggs of Auburn.
the new treasurer. All of the members of
the Board not being present. the settlement
of the dates for holding the next fair was
postponed and no further business was
transacted.